MORE MONEY AND MORE GAMES AT STADIUM FOR JETS WOMEN

The draw for the W-League season has been released with the Jets women set to feature in five double-headers at McDonald Jones Stadium, starting on October 29 against Western Sydney.
Newcastle will play its only other home fixture at Number Two Sportsground, against Canberra on November 19.
It’s also been announced W-League players nationally will receive a minimum of $10,000 for the coming season – before the average was just under 7,000.
Officials say it will see larger rosters and a salary cap increase.

About Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes is head sports reporter and presenter with NBN News in Newcastle. Mitch started his career as an editor with NBN, before graduating from Newcastle University and taking his first reporting job in the Tweed Heads/Gold Coast region.